User:Katestake/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Ainulindale


 * Article Evaluation
 * Needs a few more citations and a copyedit.


 * Sources

Option 2

 * Article title
 * The Lay of the Children of Hurin


 * Article Evaluation
 * Stub. The synopsis is incomplete, there is no reference to its importance to the mythology, and there's only one quote on its real-world importance. It also lacks any notes about the poetic style, which is notable.


 * Sources
 * The Lay itself in The Lays of Beleriand; find some scholarly articles.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Errantry


 * Article Evaluation
 * Stub; nothing about where it's used in the books, or reception, or the evolution of the poem.


 * Sources

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Acorna's Rebels


 * Article Evaluation
 * Very brief, with a rather incomplete synopsis. To do:
 * -improve synopsis
 * -cast of characters?
 * -themes/issues
 * -reviews/reception


 * Sources
 * The primary work
 * Find reviews

Option 5

 * Article title
 * The Sum of All Men (reached from Chaosbound)


 * Article Evaluation
 * The page does not exist for the first book in the series, although there are stub pages for books 3-8. Page would include
 * -plot synopsis
 * -character lists
 * -overview of magic system
 * -cultures represented?
 * -reception
 * -media: rumored movie deal
 * But actually there is a draft page, and much of this information is found on the series page.


 * Sources
 * primary work
 * find reviews and critical essays